Lactifluus brunnescens
(Verbeken) Verbeken
RussulaceaeMushrooms
What to Eat
Edible parts: Mushroom, Fungus
The mushroom fruiting body is eaten as food.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Africa, Burundi, Cameroon, Central Africa, Congo DR, East Africa, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A fungal mushroom in the Russulaceae family found in tropical regions.
Names & Synonyms
Lactarius brunnescens Verbeken
References (2)
- efta-online.org, Edible Fungi of Tropical Africa, Jardin botanique Meise
- Njouonkou, A.L., et al, 2016, Diversity of Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms used in the Noun Division of the West Region of Cameroon. International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms, 18(5): 387-396
